A toolkit for computer-aided musicology
A python library developed at MIT for helping answer questions about music files. Full documentation here
Questions tagged [music21]
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Install by default, "optional" dependencies in Python (setuptools)
Is there a way to specify optional dependencies for a Python package that should be installed by default from pip but for which an install should not be considered a failure if they cannot be installed?
I know that I can specify install_requires so…
Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert
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How to install package in anaconda?
I want to add music package to anaconda interpreter.
I'm using ubuntu 14.04 64bit.
I downloaded music21-1.9.3.tar.gz from anaconda cloud.
I unpacked it to anaconda3/pkgs
ext installer.py music21 PKG-INFO …
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How to save output in music21 as a MIDI file?
How do I save audio output in Python using the music21 module? I have read the entire [user's guide](http://music21.readthedocs.org/en/latest/usersGuide/index.html] of said module, but I couldn't find any information about saving output as an audio…
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Creating images of notes in music21
I get an error when running:
from music21 import *
n1 = note.Note('C4', quarterLength=1)
n2 = note.Note('A4', quarterLength=1)
s = stream.Stream()
s.append(n1)
s.append(n2)
s.show('lily.svg')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File…
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Music21 Getting All notes with Durations
Im trying to get all notes with their durations(measures).
from music21 import *
allBach = corpus.search('bach')
x = allBach[0]
p = x.parse()
partStream = p.parts.stream()
for n in p.pitches:
print "Pitch: " + str(n)
print…
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music21: read MIDI file's BPM and instrument info and write it back to file
I'm trying to implement a code that reads MIDI file and writes it back.
I have the following code to parse the duration,pitch,and position.
import music21
from music21 import *
piece=converter.parse('input.mid')
all_parts=[]
for part in…
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Display of music21, musicXML PNG objects using iPython Notebook/Enthought Canopy
I am experimenting with the music21 library, in preparation for a Machine Learning project that involves genre classification and categorization. I and following some tutorials available here. I am using MuseScore as my MusicXML program, and I am…
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How can I produce real-time audio output from music made with Music21?
How can I produce real-time audio output from music made with Music21. Failing that, how can i produce ANY audio output from music made with Music21 via open-source software? Thanks for the help.
Love and peace - Joe Codeswell
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Saving image files from Music21
I've downloaded a bunch of .krn files, and I'd like to convert them into images - either pngs or jpgs - using music21. I've tried this:
When I do this:
from music21 import *
op = krnfile
s = converter.parse(op)
s.show()
I see a great image file…
Alex S
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Iterating over all notes in Music21
I am trying to get a table of information like the following for each note:
Pitch - Octave - AbsoluteStart - Duration - Tied - MeterOfMeasure - Quarterlength
For each of the notes in a stream (which can contain voices etc.). Is there an easy way to…
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Music21: Get all Notes per Instrument from a MIDI File
I am parsing a MIDI file as instructed here. My code looks like this:
from music21 import converter,instrument # or import *
file = converter.parse('sample.mid')
components = []
for element in file.recurse():
components.append(element)
The…
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Playing drum sounds in Python Music21 library
It's been a couple of weeks since I started reading the book "Making music with computers: creative programming in Python" and now i'm stucked while trying to play drum sounds with this library. I'm using Mit's music21 library, as the one proposed…
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Generating pdf & midi from musicxml
I've been trying to load a MusicXML file, edit it (removing several parts), and create a PDF sheet document + midi/mp3, all of this using Python.
I've first looked at music21, that would load my MusicXML file right, but as far as I could find, would…
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How to convert music file in ABC notation to midi or mp3 in Python
I have abc notation file and I want to convert it to midi or mp3 format.
I did find music21 (docs) library to that says it can convert abc to midi but I could not figure out how.
I also found a website mandolintab that can convert the file below to…
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music21: displaying lyrics on rests
I want to write lyrics on music21 on both notes and rests (to show different metrical levels). I need both objects having a similar layout, but notes' lyrics position is different that rests'.
Even more, some environments like lilypond don't even…
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